Red!

As we were taking our morning wagon stroll, I was noticing how the sunlight was bouncing off of Knox's hair and making it look extremely sparkly red. I then noticed that his eyebrows were sparkling red as well! I thought it was super funny, so I tried my best to get a pic. This is the only picture I could get with him looking in my direction so that you could see his eyebrows! I tried to brighten the picture so you could see it better. Please excuse the pajamas ( I was in mine as well...with a hat...and a coffee mug. Thank goodness we are close to our neighbors and there is no judgement:)). I would also like to point out that this ride took place shortly after he woke up, and the perma-part is still in tact!

Oh, red headed Knox. Between the random strangers touching his hair and people constantly telling me that he doesn't look like he could be my baby, I always wonder if his temper will match his hair as he grows up. Lee and I pray over Knox every night and we always ask that the Lord would give him a peaceful temperament. I don't know why, but I just have a gut feeling that this guy is going to give us a run for our money. I was telling my friend Cathie this last night and her response was "Don't speak it!!!!" Ha. I thought that was funny. I hope I am not jinxing myself :).

To be perfectly honest, I was a little concerned about the red hair when Foxie was born. When it first started coming in it looked super orange and I didn't know what in the world to expect! Looking back at pictures and comparing them to now, it has gradually gotten to be a darker shade of red...and I am really starting to love it. I love that it is something that you don't see very often and is super rare. I once read that only 3 % of the population has truly red hair. My first thoughts were "Great...I am going to have this super tall orange headed baby that resembles something that no one else has ever seen before. I wonder how many dates he will get??!!" Ha. Now I see it more like something different and unique that the Lord has given Knox, and if you know me well, you know that I like different. Robyn and I were talking about his hair one day and she said, "At this point, Foxie wouldn't be Foxie without his red hair! I love that baby!" Oh, and love she does. My dad constantly talks about his hair and gets visibly upset if he thinks it is getting darker. "He better not loose this red. He better not." Rusty-nail. You gotta love him. I assure him that I'm pretty sure Foxie will be a red for life :) I just hope he doesn't get teased about it!

Heres another "brow" picture that I ran across.

So red and "expressionative!"

In other news, I have decided to start training for a half marathon. Lee "says" he wants to train with me. We will see how long that lasts. We live minutes from the Fairhope pier, so it makes running slightly more enjoyable when you have the beautiful bay to look at. I will definitely be starting from scratch. It's been a while since I have really been running. I am signing Lee and I up for a 10K next month. I need to get off this blog and in to my running shoes!

Shhhh....

I left the room for 2 seconds this morning to put my shoes on so we could run some errands, and I noticed it got a little quiet...

My little Valentine

This little robe-wearing man made me the sweetest Valentine's Day book entitled, "All the Reasons Why I Love You." There are over 20 pages of pictures and words telling me why he loves me so much. I was so surprised. It has been my FAVORITE Valentine's Day gift so far! The book had funny parts and super sweet parts. I wish I could post the entire book on here, but I will spare you and just post a few of my favorite pages.

Foxie did such a great job, although I think he might have had a LITTLE help from daddy :). Little man also visited a new pediatrician last week that we LOVE. I mean, LOVE LOVE LOVE. He was recommended by my sweet friend Cathie. His name is Dr. Rux and he is young and sweet and he loves him some babies! He just held Knox the entire time and loved on him for an hour. From what I hear, he is this way with all babies. He just wanted to talk to us and get to know us, and he even gives you his email address for you to email him with any questions during the day, and he checks it 3 to 4 times a day and personally responds. Anyways, we adored him and so did Foxie. He weighed 19 pounds (75th percentile) and he is just under 30 inches long, which puts us off the charts entirely. No surprise there :). Dr. Rux could not believe how big he was and he has given Knox the nickname "Meat." Haha. Very fitting...

This weekend was my family's annual Mardi Gras parade and ball. We had a great time hanging out with family and friends and catching up. Not too many pictures were taken, but here are a few. Even though we had a great time, I think this might have been our last year to attend the ball. I mean, our bedtime is 9:00 so we definitely aren't use to staying out late. AND...my feet are not use to walking around in heels all night! We will always attend the parade, though. I haven't missed one year since I was born and seeing all my family ride is so much fun! We kept Knox away from all the craziness this year, but hopefully he will enjoy all the sights and sounds next year and all the years to come.

And lastly I have to add that I am very sad that we didn't see any of the snow! I feel like it came down everywhere else but here :(. We saw maybe 20 seconds of snowflakes falling, but then it just stopped! Boo! I DO love seeing everyone else's snow pictures, though!

Perma-Part...

I had to post this picture because it shows how much Knox favors Lee in the hair department. Knox has a permanent part, no matter if he has been sleeping, sweating, bathing, etc. There is ALWAYS a part. He looks so much like a little business man with his perma-part, it's really funny. And naturally, Lee loves it. Sometimes I try to mess it up just to see what would happen. Don't worry, it goes right back in place...

Bad News/Good News

The bad news is that Foxie has one HECK of a runny nose and can't suck his paci and breathe at the same time (and of course mommy and daddy now have it, too), but the good news is that he graduated from his duckie bathtub to a big boy bath seat!

The other bad news is that his legs are so chunky that they barely squeeze through the leg holes :).

Beep Beep!

I love when I go to Wawa's and she let's me drive!!!



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I love...

* that I am typing this post from our house in Fairhope.
* that my husband is crazy enough to move us down here in about a 24 hour time span!
* that the men in my family drove to Montgomery to help Lee pack and load the Uhaul so that I could come down to my sisters house with Knox and keep him out of the way.
* that when Knox and I pulled up to sisters, some of my family members were waiting there to surprise us and scream "Welcome Home!!!"
* that my neighbor teared up when she saw us pulling in.
* that my family adores adores adores my husband and child, and would literally bend over backwards for us.
* that I got to surprise my nieces today by picking them up from carpool line. I will never forget the look on their faces!
* that I took Knox to the park with my sister and Carley today and he got to swing for the first time.
* that even though my parents are divorced and remarried, they always come together as a big family and make sure their children and grandchildren are taken care of and loved on.
* that my dad hasn't stopped calling me to tell me how happy he is that I am home, and reminds me everytime that he lives a few miles down the street... If we ever need anything.
* that Knox is starting to hold his arms out for Cha Cha to hold him (my sister) because he really is starting to recognize her.
* that I have already gotten to see one of my favorite people...Cathie Kelly... and will be seeing her and Angie tomorrow for dinner.
* that we just moved back into our first house where we diligently prayed that the Lord would give us a baby, where we conceived the baby, and where we found out we were pregnant!
* that I went against all parenting books tonight and rocked Knox before bedtime, something I rarely do but want to do more of.
* that even though it feels like we live in a shoebox and I'm overwhelmed at times at where everything will go, I can't describe the joy that I have in my heart right now and could live in this house for years to come.
* that I have already daydreamed what it would be like to bring our next baby home to this house.
* that I am married to a man who understands exactly how important all of the above are to me.
* I love being home.




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